79 Summary Of Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
Enterococcus faecalis
Before 1984 Enterococcus faecalis was classified as the Group D streptococci, Streptococcus faecalis. It was reclassified as enterococci and given the name Enterococcus faecalis. There are many species of enterococci, but Enterococcus faecalis is the most common and causes 85-95% of all enterococcal....
1984 by george orwell
Summary of 1984
Chapter One
Winston Smith (the central character in the story) lives in Oceania- a state where in individualÂ’s way of living are being watched and seen through telescreens (a television placed in all buildings and homes) by their Inner Party leader called Big Brother. With this....
A Brief Summary of Aristotle's
A Brief Summary of Aristotle's "Poetics"
Aristotle opens the Poetics by defining poetry as Mimesis or imitation. Imitation is the common principle of all arts. Some arts imitate by means of colour and shape; while some imitate by means of voice.
Aristotle never gives an explicit analysis of ....
A summary of how to communicate with Parents with ADHD
Communication Without Harm:
Strategies to Enhance Parent-Teacher Communications
Melissa Rosenberg
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
When it comes to being a teacher, and having to work with the kids as well as the parents, it can be quite difficult. It becomes....
A Summary of Night by Elie Wiesel
The year was 1941 where Night began in a small town, Sighet, in Transylvania when Elie Wiesel was twelve years old. The Wiesel family consisted of his father, mother, and three sisters- Ellie being the third and only son. His father was a “cultured man” who was known around the community for his a....
Abu Ghraib
On September 11th 2001, two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center buildings in New York City. The attacks were quickly tied to a terrorist group known as Al Qaeda, located in the Middle East. Soon after, President Bush declared war, and U.S. troops were sent to Iraq. U.S. soldiers took....
Acuscan Account Executive Summary
Acuscan Account Executive Summary
Purpose and Scope
The purpose of this document is to present the facts and issues surrounding the initiative “Operation Optimize”. The scope includes conversations held with various department heads, and the issues inferred from t....
Airfoil Design
AIRFOIL DESIGNE
Abstract
The PSU 94-097 airfoil has been designed for use on winglets of high-performance sailplanes. The design problem is difficult because the airfoil must operate over a wide range of R....
Apple 2002 Competitive Analisys
Apple computer introduced their first computer, the Apple I, in 1976. The company was started by two high school friends, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, when they collaborated to sell Steve Wozniak's invention. The company has survived the booms and the busts of the computer industry through new i....
Australia: Anti-Terrorism Proposal Threatens Civil Liberties
Australia: Anti-Terrorism Proposal Threatens Civil Liberties (New York, October 13, 2005)—New counterterrorism measures proposed by Prime Minister John Howard severely threaten Australians’ civil liberties and violate international law, Human Rights Watch said today.
Putting people und....
Ballistic Missile Defence
Thesis statement: Land-based BMD offers the most feasible protection for the United States and its territories through providing a platform which covers 90% of the world's population.
Ballistic Missile Defense comprises a series of technologies and military doctrines aimed at defeating or reducing ....
Brief Summary of Greek Playwrights and Plays
GREEK PLAYWRIGHTS & PLAYS
Greece was renowned not only for its beliefs and values but also for what we call ‘the Arts”. One of the many innovative art forms that have originated from Greece is its theatre. Greek theatre has had a beneficial influence on Shakespearean theatre. There have been ....
Business Problem Analysis: Drugs and Crime in the Correctional Service of Canada
Business Problem Analysis
Bim Grewal
Research 341
RES341
Ghassem Zarbi
June 12, 2006
Business Problem Analysis
Introduction
A significant number of drug users have contact with the criminal justice system. Fully 80 percent of offenders admitted to federal corrections have substance ab....
Case Home Depot
THE HOME DEPOT
Questions
1. Home DepotÂ’s Stock Price Dropped 23% between January 1985 and February 1986. What Were the Reasons for this Decline?
2. Should the Company Change its Strategy?
THE HOME DEPOT
Strategic Analysis
The Home Depot Pioneered the Concept of Warehouse Retailing in the H....
Corporate Analysis Adobe System, Inc.
Company Profile
The company I chose is Adobe System Incorporated. Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. In 2007 Adobe ranked 9th on the list of largest software companies in the world. Adobe uses the end of N....
Cost of Capital at Ameritrade
Introduction
In todayÂ’s business world, almost all decisions are based on how they affect the companyÂ’s bottom line. When evaluating projects, firms look at risk, required rate of return and opportunity cost of capital. The Ameritrade Case is no exception. However, this case is different because ....
Credit Union of Texas Project Plan
CREDIT UNION OF TEXAS PROJECT PLAN
Project Plan
Credit Union of Texas
Author:
Creation Date: 07/31/06
Last Revised:
Version: 1.0
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 2
PURPOSE OF PLAN 2
PROJECT APPROACH 3
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 4
BUSINESS GOALS AND ....
data handling
GCSE Maths Coursework- HANDLING DATA- July 2004
Luke Brewster 11b
Introduction
In this investigation I will examine how children in different parts of the world travel to school and how easily accessible their schools are. Accessibility will be determined by time taken to travel to school and....
Does the U.S. Patriot Act violate the 4th Amendment
Does the U.S. Patriot Act violate the 4th Amendment?
By: Georgina Hodges
Since September 11, 2001, politicians in this country have been trying to walk the line between National Security and violation of privacy rights. Several measures have been passed, one of these is the U. S. Patriot Act, (A....
Drug Abuse in the United States
Past and Current Trends Paper
Jerrell Clayton
PSY/425
Chemical Dependency in the Workplace
Catherine Bennett
July 20, 2006
Past and Current Trends in Drug Abuse in the United States
Drug use has been around for years. In the seventies, drugs were seen as a cool thin....
Educational Psychology Lesson plan....
Colors
Summary of Lesson Plan
This lesson plan is for kindergarten or first grade students. There will be about twenty students in this class. The students will be learning to recognize their colors, and color sight words. There will be various color cards placed around the room so that they see....
Effects of Inclusion and Peer Acceptance of Students with Learning Disabilities
Introduction
The mainstreaming movement began in 1975 with the passage of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act). Since then, additional legislation has allowed for children with disabilities and special needs to be integrated into the regular education classroom setting t....
Effects of the Norman Conquest on the English Language
The Effect of the Norman Conquest on the English Language
Table of Contents.
1. Old English before the Norman Conquest.
* An overview.
* A brief summary of Old English Grammar
2. The Norman Conquest of 1066.
* Historical background.
* Consequences of the No....
Employee Safety, Health and Welfare Law Paper
Employee Safety, Health, and Welfare Law Paper
Laws created to eliminate injuries occurring in the workplace were established to regulate safety and health. These laws of congress consequently legally mandated the benefits in the workplace. The importance of these laws can be seen in the vision....
Ethics in Accounting
Ethics in Accounting and Financial Decision Making The article I have reviewed pertains to the ethical and financial decision making pertaining to Correctional Services of Canada. As members of Correctional Services of Canada we are uniquely situated in that we interact regularly with a wide and var....
Euthanasia
The right to die with dignity and grace is one of a humanÂ’s basic rights. Physician assisted suicide (PAS) and Euthanasia are highly argued issues in America and the world today. PAS is the ending of a personÂ’s life painlessly for mercy. We are hearing more horror stories about elderly killin....
Executive Summary of The Deming System of Profound Knowledge
Cap Gemini America had the foresight and determination to greatly improve the process by which we served our Customers through a program we called Genesis. Cap Gemini introduced us to the idea of running our business through a well planned and ¡§process¡¨ focused methodology brought to us throu....
Failure of the Taiping rebellion was due to the Chinese peoples resistance to change
A) Introduction
To introduce the situation of China during the 19th century which eventually led to the Taiping rebellion
To establish the period of time where the HanÂ’s resistance to the Taiping
rebellion resulted in the TaipingÂ’s downfall
B) Summary of evidence
Background of Chinese cult....
Ferrofluidics Case Study - Systems Equipment Division
Ferrofluidics Case Study
Systems Equipment Division
Problem Statement
Of the many issues faced by Ferrofluidics, the most pressing is whether or not to continue with its puller product segment which was recently acquired by the companyÂ’s Systems Equipment Division (SED). Other issues eme....
Gene One Problem Solution
Problem Solution: GeneOne
Rick Duke
University of Phoenix
Problem Solution: GeneOne
Gene One is a Biotechnology company. The company is facing a situation that many companies have faced throughout the years, and many will continue to face. They have found themselves at a t....
Government - Campaign Finance Reform
Sarah Keith
American Government
Prof. Scott Harvin
February 26, 2007
Position Paper: Campaign Finance Reform
Money and Politics: Like Peas and Carrots
Elections and money have been associated since the process first began, but the level of allowed involvement of money has changed dramatic....
growth plan for a chinese restaurant
1.0 Introduction
In most countries, small businesses are the foundation of a free market economy, including Britain. So, current government policy is to encourage more businesses to grow. In addition, every small business wants to grow and prosper as well. Most of small business owners are alway....
How did the nazis come up with the final solution?
How did the Nazis come up with the Final Solution?
A. Plan of investigation
This investigation seeks to examine how did the Nazis some up with the idea of the Final Solution, which was considered as the ultimate answer to the “Jewish question”, during the Second World War.
The main body of th....
hundred years' war
Hundred Years' War
1. Historical Background and Causes of the Hundred Years' War
Beginning in 1337 and ending in 1453, the Hundred Years' War is often considered as a war between England and France, but it was rather a French civil war in reality. At that time, many countries had their lands ....
IAS 17 - Leases
IAS 17 ¡V Lease
Objective:
To prescribe, for lessees and lessors, the appropriate accounting policies and disclosures to apply in relation to finance and operating leases
Scope:
Applies to all leases other than lease agreements for minerals, oil, natural gas, and similar regenerat....
Industry analysis: uranium mining
The University of Calgary
Haskayne School of Business
MGST 797.10
Personal skills and Business Acumen
Industry Analysis
URANIUM MINING
1 Executive Summary
During the next 50 years, global population will likely grow from six to nine billion people. With energy demand expected to d....
Internship Experience and activities
Summary of Major Activities
I accepted an internship position in Kids n Us which is one of the largest retail toy stores in U.A.E. There were many different activities I was involved in. Most of which were managerial and technical functions of the organization. It was split into 2 weeks of ....
Jesus & Mohammed
Introduction
According to world religious statistics, of the monotheistic religions 33 percent of the world are Christians; and 21 percent of the world are Muslims. (Bruce, 2006) Combined, this means over half of the worldÂ’s population is either Christians who are followers of Jesus, or Muslim....
Leadership and Change Management
Summary of Key Concepts
The Intersect Investments simulation is not unfamiliar territory to big business there have been many organizations that have gone through or are going through a similar reorganization structure and culture. The CEO, Frank Jeffers, has made it clear to his team what the visi....
Margaret Sanger
What effect did Margaret Sanger have on the womenÂ’s rights movement?
By Tabitha Albright
Table of Contents
Plan of InvestigationÂ…..pg 1
Summary of EvidenceÂ…..pgs 1-3
Evaluation of SourcesÂ…..pgs 3-4
AnalysisÂ…..pgs 4-6
ConclusionÂ…..pg 6
SourcesÂ…......
Medical Marijuana
Marijuana is a relatively harmless drug that governments around the world have made illegal. If legalized, marijuana can be beneficial to society in a number of ways: whether it be for medical, economic, or public safety reasons. Marijuana has been proven to treat several life debilitating, and even....
Medication Errors and Solutions
Medication Errors
Jennifer Ball
Beckfield College
May 8, 2006
In partial fulfillment of the requirements of Pharmacology for Nursing
Jason Gregg
Medication errors are a continuing problem in the health....
Mexican Revolution
Crane Briton wrote the anatomy of a Revolution. This anatomy includes seven parts. The Revolution must contain discontent of the people, moderates then try to create a reform. If this reform works the revolution come to an end. If it doesnÂ’t work the radicals take over. Next there is a reign of te....
Microtech (a make believe) company financial overiview
Contents
1. Title page
2. contents
3. Introduction
4. Budgetary planning process
5. The purpose of a budget and the planning process
6. Budgets and budgetary control
7. Cash flow forecast
8. Cash flow conclusion
9. Trading profit / loss account
10. Balance sheet
11. Producti....
Mone Hall Paradox
Purpose
The purpose of this analysis is to describe how to increase your chances of winning the prize in Monte HallÂ’s game show, Lets Make a Deal using statistical theory. Monte Hall's game show presents the contestant with three closed doors, referred as Door A, Door B and Door C. Two of the ....
Monitoring Foreign Suppliers
Executive Summary
Many foreign factories do not have the same work conditions that the United States has or other developed countries. This is often cause by lack of laws and/or lack of monitoring work environments. Many global companies are interested in these alternative countries such as Chi....
Outsourcing
The Role of Outsourcing in Globalization
Instructor:
Submitted by Group 8:
Prof. Howard Ross Ana Turco
Mark Reichel
Mihir Vasa
Toni Angelov
March 19, 2007
Outsourcing, Off shoring or Work force Globalization?
Outsourcing is the relocation of jobs an....
Overfishing - Summary
Running head: OCEANS WITHOUT FISH
Summary of Article OCEANS WITHOUT FISH
Summary of Article OCEANS WITHOUT FISH
Our oceanÂ’s fish population has been declining steadily since 1989. One of the main reasons for this tragedy is over-fishing. In Peter MontagueÂ’s article Â....
Performance analysis of Bank Asia Ltd.
INTRODUCTION
Bank Asia symbolizes modern banking with innovative services in Bangladesh. They provide Online Banking, ATM Support, SMS and Net Banking Services in the country. Their newly developed web application is fully authentic, secured and robust. This technology based services also provide y....
Progressive Tax vs. Flat Tax
Progressive Tax vs. Flat Tax
The United States Federal Income Tax is currently based on a progressive tax system. A progressive tax takes a larger percentage of income from higher income classes. It is based on the “ability to pay” concept. This basically means that individuals who have differe....
Rise of Ethnic Marketing in France: Exploring Perceptions and Facing Realities
Nowadays, ethnic groups represent a growing significant cultural and consumer force. Companies are more and more recognizing their growing power, therefore are responding with targeted marketing strategies. Indeed, marketers seek to develop strategies that target the growing and culturally diverse ....
Scarlet Pimpernel - A Summary of Facts
The Scarlet Pimpernel, a fantastical piece of literature from the mind of Baroness Orczy, tells the story of a mysterious vigilante, rescuing victimized families in times of unfounded persecution and helping to smuggle them out of the country. In two hundred and fifty-three pages, the Baroness weave....
simulation summary Thorr Motorcycles
Perceptual Maps Simulation
Introduction
CruiserThorr is the flagship motorcycle for Thorr Motorcycles. Until recently, the company has been immune to trends in the economy. However, presently, the company has noticed a downward trend in sales and wishes to adjust its marketing campaign accordin....
Summary of
Summary of "Six Laws" of Organisational Communication and Some of Their Implications for Christian Workers
by Rev. Don Burgess Online @ http://www.leaderu.com/isot/docs/orgcomm.html
A metaphor to describe the church is the body, with Christ as the Head. Just like a healthy body relies on its ....
Summary of the Roman Civilization
The Roman civilization were the first people to grow to such large proportions and spread out over a large region. Their origins are dated to 753 B.C.E as small tribes occupying the seven hills. They may have derived from a group of people known as the Etruscans. Their first form of government wa....
Summary of "Against Schools"
In the short story "Against School" author John Taylor Gatto relates boredom to schools
and educational systems of America. Gatto who was a school teacher himself for thirty years
starts out by telling us his experience with students and teachers who were both bored in the
cla....
Summary of Blus Hanging
This intense story about the Ogata family in Molokai explains about their conflicts they deal with as the story goes on. This story about this family is so heart-wrenching and comic like that it makes you think about how young kids grow up to be perfectionists. In this story of Blu's Hanging, life g....
Summary of Felon
As stated on realmovies.com, Felon is based on true events within the notorious California State Prison in Corcoran during the 1990s, where there was allegedly fights organized in the yard, “gladiator style”, where they would place bets and shoot at them for fun. Although the officers were eventu....
Summary of Milton's Paradise Lost
Throughout history there have been many tales of lies, deceit, and treachery. None can quite compare to that story of Adam and Eve, and their fall in the garden of Eden. Milton eloquently portrays the story of Adam and Eve and their downfalls in his story Paradise Lost. Milton portrays the debate....
Summary of Romeo and Juliet
Scene 1 Act 1:Scene one opens with a fight on the streets of Verona between servants from the Montague and Capulet households. While attempting to stop the fight, Benvolio is drawn in by Tybalt. The heads of both houses (Montague and Capulet) arrive on the scene. Prince Escalus arrives and stops the....
Summary of The 21st Century Public Company Audit
Summary of "The 21st Century Public Company Audit"
Over the last seventy-five years, regulators have introduced legislation, regulations, and authoritative guidance for public company audits. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has triggered new responsibilities for corporate governors, produced a n....
Summary of The Great Gatsby
The narrator, Nick Carraway, is Gatsby's neighbor in West Egg. Nick is a young man, educated at Yale, that has come to New York to learn the bond business. Upon arriving in New York, Nick visits his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, and her husband, Tom. The BuchananÂ’s live in the posh Long Island district o....
Summary of the Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea may very well become one of the true classics of this generation. Certainly, the qualities of Ernest Hemingway's short novel are those which we associate with many great stories of the past: near perfection of form within the limitations of its subject matter, restraint of tr....
Summary Of The Pearl
Summary of The Pearl
The Pearl is a tragic but wonderfully told story by John Steinbeck. It is about Kino, a fisherman and his family that consists of Juana, his wife and Coyotito, his baby son. The story is set in California Baja where his people, the natives, are isolated. The story starts when....
Technical Wave, Inc.
TECHNICAL WAVE INCORPORATED
CASE BACKGROUND
Technical Wave, Inc. (TWI) is in the process of determining the best source of funding for the construction of a new 100,000 square foot production facility in Denver, Colorado that is expected to require at least $4 million. The new facility will....
The Battle of Ambos Nogales
Table of Contents
A. Plan of InvestigationÂ…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…1
B. Summary of EvidenceÂ…Â….Â…Â…Â…Â…Â….Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…..Â….1-4
C. Evaluation of SourcesÂ…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…..Â…Â…4-5
D. AnalysisÂ…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…....
The Differences in the Federal and State Employment Laws
My boss can be a jerk. It becomes more apparent when her team is already challenged to ensure the business continues running smoothly but is there really anything an employee can do? There are no laws that make it illegal for her to act that way because the society we live in gives her the right t....
The Economic Impact of The New Telecommunications Legislation
Canada has been transformed in recent years into an information based society. Nearly half of thelabour force in Canada works in occupations involving the collection and processing of information. In asociety in which information has become a commodity, communications provide a vital link that can m....
The role of marshal J. Pisudski in the Battle of Warsaw
A Plan of the investigation
The topic of this essay is the role of J. Pilsudski in the Warsaw Battle , basing on two sources: „Pisma zbiorowe”of J. Pilsudski and „Osiemnasta decyduj¹ca bitwa w dziejach œwiata” (The 18th greatest battle in the history of the world) of D’Abernon.
The meth....
The Summary of “An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge”
The Summary of “An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge”
By Ambrose Bierce
“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce is a powerful and suspense filled story, bringing to life the feelings and emotions of a man, father, and husband, Peyton Farquhar. Set during the Civil War....
the waltbury (make believe company overview)
Contents
1. Title Page
2. Contents
3. Introduction
4. Cost centres
5. Costings
6. Costings cont
7. The correct costings for the Waltbury
8. Coding centres for the Waltbury
9. Coding centres for the departments
10. Coding centres cont
11. Coding cent....
Tom-Tom: A strategy to be leader
Department of Economics
National University of Ireland, CORK
EC4223- ECONOMICS OF CORPORATE STRATEGY
Tom-Tom: A strategy to be leader
Word count: 2886
Submission date: March 1st 2007
Tom-Tom is today the market leader in Portable Navigation Devices. It was founded in 1991by....
What is the essential cause of the Korean War?
Index
A – Plan of Investigation
B – Summary of Evidence
C – Evaluation of Sources
D – Analysis
E – Conclusion
F – List of Sources
A – Plan of Investigation
What is the essential cause of the Korean War?
The goal of this investigation is to explore various causes of the Kore....
Why did Caesar win the Battle of Pharsalus?
A Plan of Investigation
For my assessment, I plan to examine The Commentarii de Bello Civile (Commentaries on the Civil War) written by Gaius Julius Caesar and Plutarch’s “Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans”, together with writings of the other ancient historians, that relate to Caesar’s ci....
work force
Work force
The workforce is changing. Roughly one in three working-age Americans will be “mature” by 2010. (Samuelson). “The number of workers aged 55 to 64 is expected to increase by about 8.3 million between 2002 and 2012 as the Baby Boomers mature (http://www.forbes.com). The table below....
Working Capital Strategies Research
To be a top company in todayÂ’s market; the chief financial officer must know the ins and outs of working capital strategies. Improper budgeting, mismanagement of funds (both cash and credit) can lead a company into bankruptcy no matter how good their product is. This paper w....
Wrigleys Case Study
Introduction
Asking whether an optimal capital structure exists for Wrigley's is the equivalent of asking whether firm value depends on how net operating cash flows are divided between payments to lenders and shareholders (Peirson, Brown, Easton, Howard, and Pinder, 2009, p.361). Under the assumpti....
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